Arrival of the Prophet in Medina, 622AD

In 622, Muhammad and the Muhajirun left Mecca and arrived at Yathrib, an event that would transform the religious and political landscape completely; the longstanding enmity between the Aus and Khazraj tribes was dampened as many of the two tribes embraced Islam. Muhammad was made the chief and united the Muslim converts of Yathrib under the name Ansar ('the Patrons or the Helpers'). After Muhammad's arrival, the city gradually came to be known as Medina (literally city in Arabic). Illustration from a religious manuscript, c. 1800. The Quba Mosque is the first mosque in history built by Muhammad

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Abdullah Anthropology Arabic Divine Legislator Medina Messenger Mohammed Muhammad Muhammed Muhhamed Orator Prophet Reformer Robed

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